IS CHINA AS PRETTY AS JAPAN - The Streets of Lijiang 🇨🇳
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Wow how pretty is Lijiang in Yunnan China 😲😃💕
Is it more beautiful than Kyoto in Japan?
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You might like to see some of my Visit to Kyoto this year. 1. ua-cam.com/video/YHqynXvIGqg/v-deo.html
2. ua-cam.com/video/wl9CQ2QkW4E/v-deo.html
3. ua-cam.com/video/JPgt_zFRRBI/v-deo.html
4. ua-cam.com/video/TUaNT9AYD1s/v-deo.html
Lijang was one of my fav locations when I was in china. Ill go back in the future
Wellcome back to China again!
I was there about 23 years ago. It was much less commercial. There I a local street cleaning in every7 hours.
She is not a bride, she just wearing ancient Chinese costumes~It's getting more and more popular this years！Most of this are Han dynasty costumes. It has thousand years history, very gorgeous！
ps：hanfu，not han dynasty costumes but costumes of han ❤️
Hi Steve, I also visited a water well in Lijang little alley way, there was a signboard saying that apparently back in the 12 century Genghis Kahn had stopped there as well on this adventures ! FYI , we loved Lijiang and stayed in a suburb a hidden gem called Suhe! Visited even a museum there about the Tea and horse caravan path story ! Very unique and historical indeed
Cheers Joachim, I agree this is a gem of a place to visit..
One of my favourites in China. Lijiang is really anciently beautiful.
What a charming little gem of a town.
I love the fact that whatever direction you look in, there is something interesting to see. I could never get bored in a place like this.
The flower cakes look delicious.
Loved the sweet dancing lady with her beaming smile at the end 😊
Thanks for sharing this place with us, hope you enjoy the rest of your time there. ❤️🙏
Thanks Rick, she was so sweet, it really capped the day off, isn't this town a beauty.. Thanks for you thoughts, I wish you could see it first hand.. 👍👌🦁
@@Steve-Owens to me I thought is funny when you say excuse me like the Chinese people gonna understand you hahahahaha lol 😂. Maybe you should learn some Chinese language when you there just I learn some English before I visit the English Country ok 👌😃👍👍😃😃 hahahaha lol 😂!!!
to me I thought is funny when you say excuse me like the Chinese people gonna understand you hahahahaha lol 😂. Maybe you should learn some Chinese language when you there just I learn some English before I visit the English Country ok 👌😃👍👍😃😃 hahahaha lol 😂!!!
@@dannytadashi4235 Well done bigot boy.
Lijiang is huge, it goes on and on. Get up early to escape the crowds and you have the village to yourself. Very intricate and detailed architecture that takes your breath away. Laced with its of canals that are crystal clear, and there's flowers everywhere. My favourite holiday spot on earth.
I would like to specially mention the filming style. It was unique and it made me feel like I was travelling with you. It was really immersive. I wish more youtubers can post their travel videos like this. Very well done sir.
Thank you..
The town is so beautiful that I want to visit it ! Actually it looks more beautiful and bigger than the old street area in Kyoto!
japan has a pretty homogeneous culture with slight differences. china has alot of different cultures and sometimes they mesh together. theres a big misconception that all of china is the same.
So true, China is many countries and people.. 👍
Steve Owens provinces
I have not watched your entire video yet. But just based on your title question, my answer is Yes and more. Coming from SE Asia where landscape is less diverse (because climate is standard hot), China has a lot of beautiful and diverse landscapes and quaint ancient towns if you just know where to look for them, and not just the touristy ones. Japan is pretty with beautiful landscapes too, but not as diverse as China. China shares the tallest mountain ranges with neighbouring countries, has the 2nd biggest desert Taklamakan desert, the ancient silk road (full of historical context), alpine as well as tropical forests and lakes and verdant grasslands, hot springs, Siberian temperature in the most northern parts, etc. Provinces with the most beautiful sights imo include Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangxi, Tibet, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and these are provinces that also happen to have the most diverse ethnicities, from indo-european tribes (northern/western part), central eurasian to those of austronesian origins down in the southwest region. How do you even start to compare a big continental country the size of entire Europe (minus western Russia) with an island country Japan. What you see in Japan esp the architecture of their temples etc actually was modelled after that of the Tang Dynasty. Even the geisha look and costume came from the Tang era.
Good post, Thanks
City planning and architecture for over a thousand years in Lijiang Represent one of the world's longest advanced civilizations in China.
Its a great place for photographer too! I took so many photos when i was there.
Brilliant video. I totally concur with the observation Lijiang is vastly bigger and divergent to Kyoto. I'm inspired to visit many sites in China as you guys have done. Thanks for the videos.
Thank you for watching.
Thank you for sharing. I have booked my trip Kunming, Dali and Lijiang in January 2020. Can't wait !
It’s cold at that time.
Don’t miss to feed the seagull in green lake of Kunming. Amazing for sure
Dali is beautiful too.
I’m so jealous glad you are having fun beautiful place
The quality of this video is excellent. I watched it on my 4K Tv and the place looked beautiful. I have never in my dream imagined China had such a place. This video made me subscribe to your channel and i will go through all of the videos you posted about China.
Thank you .. 👍🙏
Thank you for sharing with us Steve! Love seeing different sites on your travels 😊
It's beautiful! Thanks for filming it.
Never knew ......is really beautiful.....thanks for the video.....Love it
Well done ,first class and Steve you made a great discovery it's easier down hill,welcome to the club Brilliant thank you
Gorgeous indeed. You have done an excellent job of filming this quaint Chinese town. You are so lucky to be able to enjoy this gorgeous place and thank you for sharing your pleasant experience. I'm quite sure many viewers yearn to go there soon. Well done!
Very clean as well.
Thank you
Lijiang is just a remote town of ancient China, but Kyoto is the capital city of ancient Japan
我一个云南人居然大晚上在youtube看一个老外游丽江…
我一个中国人竟然在UA-cam上看中国人看外国人看丽江的评论
@@user-ji3cb4cu8k 我也是！不过没去过丽江
那我丽江人怎么说😂
他还路过我家店门口了😂
一样，哈哈
How beautiful but Parkinson’s and cobbled streets don’t mix so thank you so much for this I feel like I’m walking with you
Thank you Toni.. X Have a lovely Christmas
Somebody told me, that Japan architecture came from Tang'dynasty and was inherited in Lijiang
US-Zionist Ginger It's ture that Japan learned a lot from Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty was the most glorious period in Chinese history. It's the most powerful country in the world at that time！
Japan learned almost everything from Tang Dynasty and then remain the same for 1000 years until the Americans came.
For a tourist area, the streets are amazing clean and free of litter.
Hi Steve and Michelle, where do you find all the little cute towns on your travels. Just beutiful I would love to travel. So what food do you eat when you travel.
homesteader downunder Australia. 丽江 is the city name in Chinese. Just try popular local food. Cuisine varies from province to province.
Lijiang is very nearTibet, to the south is the border with Myanmar. Very interesting place.
McDonalds. When I was younger vacationing with my family my parents would be pissed that I want McDonalds
The best way is to get to know a native friend, like a Chinese for example. They will tell you where to go. Or there are plenty of travel videos on UA-cam
I think it’s beautiful 😍 and I would love to visit China 🇨🇳 someday soon. -j
Your video is inspiring. It makes me want to visit Lijiang again. Greetings from Thailand
You are right, this old village is very beautiful. Thank you.
Great video, what a place, definitely in my bucket list
Go for it!
You might like Pingyao and Wuzhen and Phoenix town too. They are ancient towns representing architecture and culture in North and Yangtze delta regions.
Thank you for your recommendation.
E Ng
Oh there is a small town called Furong town close to Fenghuang (Phoenix) town. Very beautiful at night when it is illuminated with water falls. You could search it on YT.
@@firefly4784 thank you too.
I just googled Furong town very charming.
China was always been most powerful and influential country in Asia, Japan and Korea were always been the sidekicks for centuries until late QING dynasty (around 1900 ), then they became American's sidekicks.
So beautiful, thank you I really enjoyed this video
Beautiful lijiang, lady dancing Tibetan dance step and Chinese song
Is my second time downloading ...watching every details. ..of the ancient city...preferring to the archeological findings of the middle Kingdom like Xian...they were a great empires but due to wars from the north ..the burial mound fortress also resemble the emperor's burial fortress in Japan the Kimono is from Hanfu ...the warriors is the Samurais today....from the middle to the south Guangdong to Fujian to Korea to Japan. Like in every human history people always denied their history....Thank you so much of all the UA-camrs ..Lijian Is my favourite..How are you both now.?🌎🌏🌍💚🌟⭐💯 Best Wishes..
We're great, thank you for sharing your thoughts.. 👍👍
what a beautiful place
Looking back on history, China was Japanese teacher over thousands years, Chinese cultures influence Japan in every aspects including how to make porcelain and paper, gunpowder , compass, Food, Nado, Clothing like Kimono, Silk Making, Architecture, Printing, Calligraphy, Musical instrument Shamisen , Garden, Bonsai, Sado, Geta……,EVEN THEIR LANGUAGE KANJI COMES FROM CHINA. China's influence over Japan revolutionized Japanese culture in all fields.
You should show us 24 hours of video in this town.
Well, more tourist means more funds to maintain the town. I have been to other places with beautiful environment and old traditional buildings but most of them are in decay since young people all moved to big cities to work. I guess it’s a trade off.
What camera gear you were using while filming? The quality was really good.
Mostly in this video was My Sony FDR X3000, hope that helps.
I have met a lot of people who have been to both Japan and China. Interesting that almost all of them are pleasantly surprised by China and slightly disappointed in Japan. Today's China is one of the most beautiful places on this planet.
You're a Hong Konger, like me so you're biased. Lol. Japan is absolutely gorgeous also, it could never disappoint, unless you wanted it to..
Great video ... I always see new scenery on each visit.
Thanks 👍
What a gem of a town
I'd have gotten lost for a lot longer than 45 minutes. Lol. Santa 🎅 Chan, Ha. I'm guessing that Purple flower was an Azalea or Rhododendron. Thanks for sharing this tour off the Beautiful little shops. Take care of yourselves you 2. ❤🙂🐶
Some have criticised the heavy tourism in Lijiang, I just can not agree. I feel Lijiang has kept it's charm despite an overwhelming burden of tourists. If you wish to see an example of Tourism Destroying towns, visit North Vietnam, in particular see my Sapa video ua-cam.com/video/drl12eVzRAU/v-deo.html - ua-cam.com/video/xvxhH3nbEBM/v-deo.html
China is much bigger than japan, and very diverse, so there are good and bad,pretty and ugly parts. And things that surprised foreigners are: China is developing fast, very good infrastructure, streets are clean, full of cars, not much beggars, no slums...every things looked like first world country....however,there are negatives views too, China is very crowded,people everywhere, not chaostic as India but very noisy.
Thanks for your thoughts :o)
At 11:53 on the white wall on the right, those 4 characters are Naxi language
Been there done that it's a commercial stop for tea merchants converged to trade in ancient time. This city got depth and historic.
非常有韵味的小街串巷，，，
Lijiang is beautiful! It reminds me of 3 lanes and 7 alleys in Fuzhou, Fujian province
The ancient city of Lijiang has a history of more than 800 years.
If there's no tourist or little of it, then there will be very few shops and eateries which will make the place quite boring after a day of self exploration. Then the place will look quite run down. It's tourists and commerce that keep this once vibrant ancient town along the southern ancient silk road alive and still humming. As in most popular tourist attractions in China (as well as in other countries), to get away from the tourists, you just have to walk further and further from the touristy parts and then you could almost have the entire area to yourself, but that will take a lot more leg power. Tourists esp group tours, don't venture further than the main areas as they have limited time to do so. Also they can't stay too long in the area, so for independent traveller like myself, I will choose to stay at least a night if I want to see the town with fewer tourists. At night or early morning, it's so tranquil and beautiful.
Indeed and I feel Lijiang is not spoiled by tourists, it is a good balance, if you compare it to my Sapa (Vietnam) experience, for an example.. Chalk and Cheese..
ua-cam.com/video/xvxhH3nbEBM/v-deo.html
I was there years ago, got to pay 80 yuan to see the ancient town, no regret. It was aweaome.
34:16 ---- I agree with you, that 4 big TV screens should be removed.
No need to compare,both two are very good
I agree, I have been to both this year.. ua-cam.com/video/wl9CQ2QkW4E/v-deo.html
China and Japan are beautiful, but Japan is far tidier, countrywide.
Hi! which month did you visit lijiang😀
Not sure, about the time of this video..
If you want less tourist and the same style of buildings, you may go to Shuhe Ancient Town which is near the Lijiang Old Town(Dayan) around half hour taxi.
Shuhe is the same sxxt as Dayan. We stayed there for a week eight years ago, no big difference.
By chance, we rode bike around and found another town called Baisha. It was more like the way people should live like, not so much commercial stuff.
But, I can't be sure what it is like today since I have never been to Lijiang since then.
I have a question are you staying in china how long have you been there for now?
Not much longer, we had a 60 Day Visa
@@Steve-Owens Ohhh nice❤
My sister in law also has no end of praises for Lijiang. She sd it's a must visit destination n her tour was superb.
Beautiful!!!
We lived here for over 10 years just ourside the town
Was it good, you think you were lucky?
24:35 Taking the photo of an electric bike? I think he was using an app to unlock and rent that bike.
I miss this beautiful part of the world.. ua-cam.com/video/7sYcnDoAHCY/v-deo.html
Really enjoyed the walk through Lijiang. I've noticed a similar pattern in your videos in that you never drop a dime on the local establishments. I realize you're not there to make then rich but Chinese especially feel offended when they offer you information, hospitality and allow you to browse generously, but then you walk away without even a small purchase.. Given you do not speak the language, they may forgive you, but no doubt they we're talking behind your back when you left each store. When in China it's a good idea to patronize the shop owners even if it's only a buck or two - even if you're not planning to return.. Enjoy
That's the dumbest comment of 2022, it's insulting to think that you are so important that people might only speak to you for money. Take your imperialist ideas back home with you.
I find your ideas just a little sickening, rude tourists like you handing out pencils to paupers shouldn't be allowed to travel.
@@Steve-Owens It´s great to hear you´ve arrived at the pinnacle of socialist know how, but I´m afraid you learned little of the Chinese mentality on your journey. Yes, the Chinese are some of the most generous and friendliest people in the world, but they did not get to where they are with smiles. They are indeed some of the most capitalistic people in the world. Their society works on favors - you scratch my back and I´ll scratch yours. That goes for being neighbors or simply patronizing their shops. If you want their gratitude you need to provide something in return. We are far from imperialists, just good conservatives, but I have been married to a Chinese woman for 15 years and have learned a thing or two about their culture. What you´ve displayed is fine for tourists, but don´t expect that sort of accommodation when living day to day in China. Hopefully you found your way back home before the lock-down and are safe within the socialist borders.
@Glenn Long You Dumb cock. I lived in China for 10 Years, and I speak Chinese just fine. You don't know the first thing about Chinese culture, you just think if you tip a Chinese shopkeeper, you can lower them to your stupid American ways. After all, "why would a Chinese person want to talk to you, unless you give them money" What a disgusting way to think..
Maybe you might at least think of your "Woman" as a Lady, sorry buddy but I still find your attitude sucks.. Listen to yourself.. ??
立刻回报不是中国人的商业逻辑。请不要恶意揣度别人。
Beautiful
Steve : what is this ?
the girl sales : aunt, save me !!!
Both Lijiang and Kyoto are beautiful. Lijiang is pretty at night. Did you go to Dali? Dali is beautiful too.
Yes in an earlier Video, you will see how much I liked Dali 👍
@@Steve-Owens Thanks. Will check it out. Just happened to see your video here.
结尾歌曲亮了！~好评点赞~
one of my favorite china
Chinese lake crabs, you can experience it, I want to see how they taste?
Bruce Willi Bruce Haha , U mean 大闸蟹！It's my favorite ！I only like the female ones！Really tasty！😋
Like walking the streets of Pompei.
Lijiang is a city for tourism only, there are no factories ,,that makes Lijiang no pollution
that girl said：aunt ，save me
？？？
北京胡同还没丽江古城保持的好
Wei Zhang 北京胡同丑死了 又脏又乱。清朝的建筑没法看
胡同都是大杂院
那破胡同毫无看点，留一条够了
@@evilsquizz 我也觉得是。偏偏好多人特别矫情的怀念胡同，其实那些围墙看着特别压抑
Please don't pit one country against another. Sights in China are beyond compare the world over, but it's not necessary to mention it. Chinese saying, he who has flowers will smell good naturally. Got it?
Grow up.
Well done
This is haven for American lawyers. No railing to the river. Trip hazard of those stone step in front of stores. Uneven stone break a toe walkways. Why don't you rent a place, and stay for a month?
are you at a high altitude?? - very nice
Yes, several thousand feet Mary.
2400meter above sea level
Tourism does cause many problems in many countries. However it does bring employment and improvement in living standards. No matter what city one is in. Pavements do require need much improvement.
The lady toward the end was dancing in an old red song praising Chairman Mao and CCP😅 Some red songs are actually pretty nice.
欢迎来到西安
Lijiang is far away from the Japanese and has not been invaded by them, so it retains many ancient buildings.
Chinese used to read from right to left vertically until a hundred years ago.
From right to left
It is read vertically from right to left.
yeah like books in Japan and Taiwan
Have you lost your lady Steve
I found her Toni.. she can't hide for long LOL.. ;o)
Japan is certainly cleaner.
I haven’t been to either japan or China, but from what I see I believe japan is prettier. China is very pretty also though, the architecture is beautiful
FitAngie Yes , as a Chinese I have traveled to Japan before. It's very beautiful And clean！It's two different kinds of beauty. Welcome to China by the way ！😃
I am chinese, I think China still has a long way to go
I been there the shops have the China old fashion Wooden doors locked up the shops.
Lijiang is seen by Chinese as an over-commercialized place.
This title is offensive, seriously.
各有千秋，日本古时候借鉴中国的文化，但到现在也发展出了独有的特点，没什么好比的。各有优缺点。
If the tiger skin was real. They dare showing it public! Ha Ha Ha
Wild mountain skin is also illegal in china, should report to government, she can be in jail
That’s not bride, it’s Han dynasty clothes
Whinging about tourists? Aren’t you one?
Don't believe that is real tiger skin.it's just some factory product。눈_눈
日本就是从古代中国学的，搞不懂别乱比。而且大家各自有各自的特色，比什么呢？有什么好比的？